Y1 much, many, a lot of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Lesson plan

1. Grammar time!
2. Practise
3. DIY 

Storytime

1. I have a lot of homework.
2. I haven't got much homework.
3. How many lessons do you have tomorrow?
   

Countable

• coins, dollars, euros, pesos
• cup of tea
• grams
• students
• books
• Etc.

Uncountable

• money
• tea
  
• sugar
• air
  
• rice
  
• knowledge
  
• beauty
  
• anger
  
• fear
  
• love

Tip!

Tip! You cannot use a or an with uncountable nouns!

Much vs many

• Many --> countable nouns
• Much --> uncountable nouns
• Noun = zelfstandig naamwoord
• All types of sentences!
• Do you see: so, too, how or as? Often use much or many

• How much money do you have?
  
• I don't have much time I'm afraid
• How many people work here?
• There aren't many people who can do that

A lot of

• A lot of is easier!
• It can be used for countable and uncountable nouns
  
  
• Positive sentences only!
• Watch out! A lot of is less formal

• I have baked a lot of cakes in my life.
  
• I’ve earned a lot of money since last year.
  
• He has got a lot of coins in his piggy bank.

Fill in the grid

Fill in: much, many, a lot of

Use the terms as many times as needed

	Countable	Uncountable
Positive
Negative
Question

KEY

	Countable	Uncountable
Positive	many a lot of	much a lot of
Negative	many	much
Question	many	much

Quantifiers practice

Complete the sentences by filling in the gaps. Choose between much, many, a lot of.

1. There are ___ students who want to work in our school.
2. Claire has ___ brothers but only one sister.
3. I don't have ___ time, I can't wait for you.
4. Tom works ___ hours every day, that is why he is always tired.
5. Lisa doesn't drink ___ water when she eats.
6. They have ___ rooms in their house, it is very very big.
7. How ___ apples did you buy?
8. How ___ money do you have to buy the TV?
9. People don't write ___ letters nowadays, they use e-mails instead.

Quantifiers KEY

1. There are a lot of students who want to work in our school.
   
2. Claire has a lot of brothers but only one sister.
   
3. I don't have much time, I can't wait for you.
   
4. Tom works a lot of hours every day, that is why he is always tired.
   
5. Lisa doesn't drink much water when she eats.
   
6. They have many rooms in their house, it is very very big.
   
7. How many apples did you buy?
   
8. How much money do you have to buy the TV?
   
9. People don't write many letters nowadays, they use e-mails instead.
   
10. I think it is too much salt for my taste.